EconomyNews
Study: Cash for Clunkers Was a $3 Billion Jalopy
A new study finds the government’s Cash for Clunkers program hurt the industry it intended to help, leaving taxpayers to cover the $3 billion price… Read More
LawNews
This Obama Insider Got Deep Discount for $14K Family Trip on U.S. Jet
It was off to the races for a top Obama administration official earlier this summer — and on the taxpayers’ dime. Attorney General Eric Holder… Read More
EconomyNews
Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab for IRS Union’s Salaries, Office Space
While Congress takes its five-week vacation, the hard work of union organizing continues at the National Treasury Employees Union. And it’s subsidized by taxpayers. The Washington Times… Read More
LawNews
Most of Government’s Own Watchdogs Say They’re Stonewalled
More than half of the federal government’s inspectors general have joined to lodge a formal complaint that the Obama administration places “serious limitations” on their… Read More
EconomyNews
City OKs $100,000 in Taxpayer Money to Lure ‘The Bachelor’
SANTA FE, N.M.—“The Bachelor” is one of television’s highest-rated shows. But for taxpayers such as Jill Meyer, the decision by the Santa Fe City Council to commit… Read More
Health CareNews
Federal Health Program Under Fire: ‘Karl Marx Couldn’t Have Come Up With This’
A federal program designed to make Americans “healthy people” is getting broader. Healthy People 2000—launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The CIA’s Twitter Is Not #Winning
Carl Colby grew up in a family where no one talked about what dad did. Even family outings were mysterious. “We’d go somewhere — family… Read More
SecurityNews
Newt Gingrich: ‘Turn the Pentagon Into a Triangle’
Former speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said Wednesday that he would like to “turn the Pentagon into a triangle.” “I always tell people I’m… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservative Coalition Issues Stern Warning on Ex-Im Bank
Leaders of top conservative organizations joined forces to deliver a clear message to Republican lawmakers: Allowing the charter of the Export-Import Bank to expire is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
EPA Is Desperately in Need of Budget Cuts. Here’s a Few Places to Start.
Of late, it seems the Environmental Protection Agency has been acting like a misbehaved child—recklessly doing what it wants at the expense of others without… Read More
EconomyNews
Red Card! Government Workers Caught Watching World Cup While on the Clock
Millions of soccer fans around the world have tuned in to watch the World Cup—including some California state workers who tuned out to catch games… Read More
SocietyNews
This State Won $7M from Taxpayers … for Wasting $48M in Food Stamps
MIAMI — Florida once again is getting a hefty bonus from federal officials for “saving” taxpayers money. This year, the state’s Department of Children and… Read More
Economy News
Lawmakers Split Over Busting Budget Cap to Fight Wildfires
In asking for $3.7 billion from Congress yesterday to combat the border crisis, President Obama attached another request that has nothing to do with illegal… Read More
EducationNews
‘Happy,’ Taxpayers? Police Film Music Video While on Duty
MADISON, Wis. — Leaders of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department figured that the department would be more effective if officers are viewed as hipper and approachable…. Read More
EconomyNews
Export-Import Bank Didn’t Make 2012 Reforms Ordered by Congress
“Reauthorize with reforms.” That’s the new mantra from supporters of renewing the charter of the Export-Import Bank. But a review of reforms that Congress ordered… Read More
EconomyNews
Watch Your Step: Hawaii Taxpayers Will Pay $81,000 for ‘Fall-Prevention Coordinator’
HONOLULU—Take careful steps. When possible, stay in your seat and, by all means, grab hold of that railing. Simple advice, apparently from much simpler times…. Read More
EconomyNews
Schumer Plans to ‘Pressure’ House to Save Export-Import Bank
Advocates of pulling the plug on the Export-Import Bank are girding to resist what they see as a “blatantly partisan maneuver” in the Senate to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
3 World-Famous Landmarks That Cost Less Per Square Foot Than This Government Building
The newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is renovating the Washington, D.C., headquarters it rents—at a cost per square foot that is more expensive than Trump… Read More
EconomyNews
John Boehner’s Warning to Harry Reid: ‘As Long as I’m Speaker, There Will Be No Earmarks’
House Speaker John Boehner pushed back against recent rumblings by top Senate Democrats that earmarks are making a return, saying in a new video that… Read More
EducationNews
Teachers Get Outfitted With Fitbits at Taxpayer Expense
DES MOINES, Iowa—Employees of the Des Moines Public Schools can forget about “no pain, no gain” when it comes to working out. Next school year,… Read More
EconomyNews
Lawmaker Questions Whether Ex-Im Benefits Small Businesses
Proponents of the Export-Import Bank tout the agency as a champion of small businesses, but Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., yesterday challenged that claim during a… Read More
EconomyNews
Tennessee ‘Pork Report’ Finds Government Waste at All-Time High
NASHVILLE—Tennessee officials wasted $609 million in taxpayer money last year, according to the 2014 “Pork Report,” which a free-market think tank released Wednesday. Beacon Center… Read More
Economy News
A Taxpayer’s Guide: Export-Import Bank Under Microscope at House Hearing
Rep. Jeb Hensarling today convenes the House Financial Services Committee for a much-anticipated hearing on the fate of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a federal agency that… Read More
SecurityNews
Price to Avoid Another Benghazi? House Leaders Question $461 Million Training Center
With the deadly Benghazi attacks providing impetus and momentum, the State Department announced this spring that it will build a $461 million training center for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
9 Government Programs Your Tax Dollars Are Being Wasted On
If someone approached you on the street and asked for a dollar to promote mohair exports—or to perfect a weight-sensing skateboard—would you give it to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Not Satire: Despite Waiting Lines, Some VA Employees Got Bonuses
The Veterans Affairs Department health care scandal has deepened, with new revelations of incompetent management and misplaced spending priorities, including millions of dollars paid out… Read More
Federal Agency Loses Money Selling Government Reports. The Catch? They’re Already Free
A federal agency selling government reports that are otherwise free is the target of a new bill meant to curtail government waste. “With a money-losing… Read More
News
Want Spending Reduced? Support Cutting Your Favorite Government Program
It’s time for citizens to hold elected officials accountable about spending – even if that means their favorite government-funded program gets axed. There’s no hint… Read More
No More Spending Cuts to Make? Heritage Expert Says There Are Plenty
Congress is close to releasing a massive spending bill to fund the federal government, and Heritage budget expert Romina Boccia says there is plenty of… Read More
Congress Spent Your Money on Some Crazy Things Last Year. Will 2014 Be Any Different?
Can you guess which project was funded with your tax dollars? A) $98,000 outhouse on an Alaskan trail B) $1 million bus stop with heated… Read More
